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Jan 10 2010

Canadian tourist unknown hero

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Canadian tourist, unsung hero in Los Cabos. His presence was timely in the tragedy that occurred at 12:15 hours this Sunday in the tourist corridor of Los Cabos. The doctor just identified as Heving was the first one to help people in a serious car accident. A Ford Explorer overturned in a violent manner. Its two occupants, a man and a woman were killed instantly. The rider of a Harley Davidson motorcycle that was hit by the Ford Explorer was the only survivor, thanks to the timely presence of this unsung hero, Dr. Heving. The doctor was traveling in a tourist vehicle when a rollover occurs. He immediately went down and checked the occupants of a Ford Explorer that had already died. Was a man and a woman burst out and crashed to the pavement for not wearing the seat belt.
However, the canadian unsung hero attention focused on the young driver of the Harley Davidson who had difficulty breathing. The doctor carefully places it face up and manually open airways, while the tourist vehicle driver dial emergency with his cell. The doctor, waited until emergency vehicles arrived. Thanks to the timely presence of the Canadian doctor, the boy was taken alive to the general hospital in Cabo San Lucas, where he cared for his wounds. Of Dr. Heving nobody heard anymore. But we appreciates your presence that saved the life of this young rider.
The road that connects Cabo San Lucas and San Jose del Cabo has become dangerous because of the inadequate monitoring of the mexican highway police.

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Dec 16 2009

Alaska Airlines incident

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An Alaska Airlines aircraft had to be evacuated yesterday afternoon because a passenger has an unspecified threat, so that operations at the San José del Cabo airport were suspended for 40 minutes to activate the security protocols. It was the Alaska Airlines flight 253 bound for Los Angeles. Yesterday at 17:00 was reported that one of the passengers received an envelope with a letter inside with a written threat. The passenger reported the incident to the crew who in turn gave notice to the control tower. For this reason the security protocol was activated and all passengers of Alaska Airlines flight 253 were evacuated from the aircraft and luggage was revised over again. After it was determined by the airport authorities that the threat was not serious, after 40 minutes, the flight went normally to its destination. Authorities did not release further details or identity of the passenger threatened.

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Oct 19 2009

Hurricane Watch for much of southern Baja

While Hurricane Rick has weakened slightly in the last 24 hours, it continues on its forecast track with its sights set on the Baja California, Mexico peninsula. In preparation for the advancing Category 3 hurricane, Mexico has issued a Hurricane Watch for much of southern Baja as the storm is forecast to make landfall late Tuesday night / early Wednesday morning. Continue Reading »

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Aug 31 2009

San Jose del Cabo prepares for hurricane

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On Sunday night in San Jose del Cabo no visible signs on the approaching Hurricane “Jimena”. There were no “filas’ - waiting lines at gas stations or elevated grocery shopping observed. There was also no rain yet the sky remains overcast and cloudy. Some house owners could be seen trimming excess branches off trees.
According to the local tourism office the occupancy in the area is +/- 50% at hospitality enterprises.  Some travel agents report cancellations. Continue Reading »

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Jul 05 2009

San Jose del Cabo - more than just THE B.C.S. airport city

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Charming is the word most often used when someone is asked to describe San Jose del Cabo. The old buildings of the historic center, the overwhelming presence of the Parroquia San José church along with the inviting atmosphere of the main plaza

All share in the responsibility for this very appropriate description of the city, San Jose del Cabo transfers a sense of old Mexican charm into the harsh desert landscape and beautiful coastline that surround the city. Old customs and traditions prevail here and time seems to be nothing more than a symbol of the modern world.

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